Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-15
The Illinois Supreme Court AAifms the
Decision of the Lower Court in
the Anarchist Cases.
The Seven Haymarket Dynsmtters Sen
fenced 10 be Hanged on the
Eleventh Day OF November.
Before the uited States supreme
Court at Washington.
A FUNERAL. LIKE STIFFNESS.

nouncement of the decision in the anar-
chtst case. Just before the opening Of
the court everyone seemed TO have a
feeling that something was going to hap
pen. An hour before the convening of the
court, the lawyers and reporters seemed
to have that feeling, and Conyersed with
each other in subdued tones. Even
Barker, the jsnitor, who has waited upon
every justice Of the Supreme court that
has sat upon the bench in Ottawa, tiptoed
around, opening and busting the court
house room as if he Wss afraid of break
ing the deathly stiffness inst pervaded
the entire building. Deputy Smith
faltered and his voice tremDled as he pro-
nounced "hear ye" As the justices filed
into the courtroom, headed by Chief
Justice Sheldon, they appeared
MORE DIGNIFIRD THAN EVER.
The Chief Justice waived his associates
to their seats even more stately than is
his wont. His nod to the sheriff was
more stiff and his "Open court" less au-
dole than on the previous days of the
term. Justice Magruder appeared flushed
and nervous as he entered the court
room, the cause of which was evidenced
a few moments later when Chief Justice
Sheldon turned to him and in a voice
which would have been inaudible save
for deathly stiffness which pervaded the
room, said: 'JustiCe Magruder, have you
any announcement to maker"
The flushed appearance Of the Justice
changed 10 that Of pallor, and his voice
was husky as he responded: "Iu the case
of August Spies and others against the
People of the State Of Illinois, M. 50
Docket"
The Chief Justice neryously turned the
leaves ofthe court docket to the case in
Dictated, when the Justice read
the decision of the court in the
anarchist case" AS he commenced
reading he regained his COmpOsure. His
voice was clear and distinct until the
order fixing the death penalty and date of
execution was reached when his reading
BECAME LABoRED,
his voice husky, and his manner showed
it was with the greatest emotion that he
performed the duty he had been delegated
by his associates to perform having
voiced the decision of the court in the
most celebrated case it has ever been
called upon to decide. The Justice who
made the announcement at once left the
bench and retired to his room. The Opin-
ion delivered by Msgruder was, in this
case, the judgement of the court below is
affirmed as TO ell and as to each and every
one Of the defendants. AN opinion has
been prepared setting forth the reasons
of the affirmation of the judgment, The
opinion is now handed TO the clerk to be
fled.
Justice Sheldon announced that he con-
Cured in the opinion.
Justice mulkey-While 1 agree in the
opinion and also in the general views OF
the court do not wish to be understood as
holding that the record is free from
errors, for do not think it Is; but none
of the errors complained of in my
opinion were of such serious character
as requires reversal of the Judgment.
Justice Sheldon-In this case the court
orders that the sentence of the Superior
court of Cook county of defendants in
the indictment, August Spies, Samuel
Fielden, Michael Schwab, A. r. Par
sons, Adolph Fisher, L. Engel and
Louis Ling be carried into effect
by the Sheriff of Cook county, or
the 18th day of November next, or
Friday, between the hours of 10 O'CLOCK
on that day. The judgment of the cour
was unsnimous.
LENGTHY OPINION.
OTTAWA, ILL, Sept. II The opinion
in the anarchist case was written b,
Judge Msgruder of the Chicago distric
and is an able exposition of law and tn,
| previous Interpretation thereof by emf
nent jurists in this country, as we'll as tn
courts, bearing upon the alleged ant
perhaps resi- errors in this record
In his work he was 6oly helpeC
! by each of the other 81,
distinguished judges who made him thei
spokesman, and through him expressed
their unanimous decision. The opinion
covers 225 pages of closely written manu-
script, and contains about So 900 words
MULKEY'S STATEMENT.
This is the announcement Of Justic
Mulkey: sit is not my intention /,
offer separate opinion, as l should hay
done. desire to avail myself of this &C
cssion to say that, while l concur in tn
conclusions reached and also il the gen
eral views as entered in the opinion fled
l do not wish to be understood as hold
ing thst the record is free from er
ror, for do not think it is. l am, never
theless, OF the opinion that none OF to
errors complained of are CT such seri
Gus character as to require reversal c
judgment. In view of the numbe
of defendants on trial, the grea
length of time consumed in the trial
the vast amount of testimony offered i
and passed upon by the court, and tn
almost numberless rulings the court we
required to make, the wonderment to II
: is that the errors were not more numer
Gus and OF more serious character ths
they are. In short, after having full
examined the record and giving th
questions arising on it my very bel
thought with an earnest and conscieI
tious desire to faithfully discharge N
whole duty, am fully satisfied that tn
opinion reached vindicates the law an
does complete justice between the Poop
of the state and the defendants full
warranted by the law and evidence"
! ANOTHER APPEAL TO BE MADE.
: CHICAGO, ILL, Sept. IA report
Twas Captain Blacks first informant Of Il